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cagreen833

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The staff nurse has been asked to work on a committee whose task is to develop clinical pathways for the facility. What is the purpose of these pathways?
 
  1. To provide quality healthcare with the efficient use of resources while controlling costs
  2. To provide practice guidelines for the general treatment of a specific diagnosis
  3. To reduce patient length of stay
  4. To justify alternative treatment methods

Question 2

What should be included in general orientation? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Human resource services and policies
  2. Communication systems and guidelines
  3. Working with clinical team in intensive care unit
  4. Developing your initial works schedule
  5. The organization vision, mission, and goals



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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Clinical pathways were developed in response to the need to identify quality, cost-effective healthcare within a specific time frame.
2. Clinical pathways are specific and unique to the healthcare agency or managed care organization in which they are used.
3. One of the purposes for developing clinical pathways is to reduce the cost of healthcare. This can occur as a result of reduced length of stay, but reducing length of stay is not the primary goal.
4. Clinical pathways often are used to demonstrate compliance with standards of care, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. This is part of general orientation.
2. This is part of general orientation.
3. This information would not be in general orientation, but rather in unit-specific orientation.
4. This information would not be in general orientation, but rather in unit-specific orientation.
5. This is part of general orientation.





 

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